Printer Drivers

Printer drivers act as translator between the applications that creates print jobs and the printer hardware. Printer that are connected to ezeep Blue Print Server Connectors usually can render jobs itself, but jobs targeted to embedded ezeep Blue Print Connectors as well as printers connected to an ezeep Hub need to be rendered on ezeep Blue Rendering Service by an printer driver.

Get all Vendors List

Many vendors are available in the ezeep Blue Rendering Service. To use the printer connected to ezeep Blue Print Connector not running on a printer driver capable device/machine, it is important to assign the correct driver. If any vendor or model is not available in the response then client can send email to [email protected] for help.

To get the all list of vendors run the following request:

GET "https://api2.ezeep.com/printing/v1/drivers/vendors/"

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
id	string	no	uuid
name	string	no	Printer name
readable_name	string	no
vendor	string	no	name of the printer vendor
os	string	no	“Linux”, “Windows”, “Windows CE”
arch	string	no
blob_capabilities	string	no	azure blob sotarage ideal for storing text or binary files, and for uploading large files efficiently.

Example Request

curl  -X GET "https://api2.ezeep.com/printing/v1/drivers/vendors/" \
      --header "Authorization:Bearer <Access Token>"

Example Response

[
  "Apollo",
  "Avery",
  "BIXOLON",
  "Boca",
  "Brother",
  "cab",
  "Canon",
  "Casio",
  "Citizen",
  "Cognitive",
  "Datamax-O'Neil",
  "Dell",
  "DYMO",
  "ELGIN",
  "Epson",
  "Foobar",
  "Fuji Xerox",
  "Fujitsu",
  "Generic",
  "Gestetner",
  "Honywell",
  "HP",
  "IBM",
  "Imagio",
  "InfoPrint",
  "infotec",
  "Infotech",
  "KIP",
  "KONICA",
  "Kyocera",
  "Lanier",
  "Lenovo",
  "Lexmark",
  "LG",
  "Microsoft",
  "Multi-model",
  "Munbyn",
  "NEC",
  "NRG",
  "OCE",
  "OKI",
  "Other",
  "Panasonic",
  "Panduit",
  "Pantum",
  "PCL6",
  "Printronix",
  "Ricoh",
  "Samsung",
  "Savin",
  "Sharp",
  "Smart",
  "Sony",
  "Star",
  "Tally",
  "Tektronix",
  "Toshiba",
  "Triumph Adler",
  "TSC",
  "TYPE",
  "UTAX",
  "UTAX_TA",
  "WiPro",
  "Xerox",
  "ZDesigner",
  "Zebra"
]

Get Specific Vendor Driver List

To get a list of alvailable drivers for a given vendor call

GET "https://api2.ezeep.com/printing/v1/drivers/?vendor=<vendor_name>"

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
id	string	no	uuid
name	string	no	Printer name
readable_name	string	no
vendor	string	yes	name of the printer vendor
os	string	no	“Linux”, “Windows”, “Windows CE”
arch	string	no
blob_capabilities	string	no	azure blob sotarage ideal for storing text or binary files, and for uploading large files efficiently.

Example Request

curl  -X GET "https://api2.ezeep.com/printing/v1/drivers/?vendor=Lenovo" \
      --header "Authorization:Bearer <Access Token>"

Example Response

In example response it is given that two types of drivers are availaible for the vendor Lenovo.

{
  "count": 2,
  "next": null,
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "cc204437-ddda-4e70-a335-845a646f682e",
      "name": "Lenovo LJ3800DN",
      "readable_name": "Lenovo LJ3800DN",
      "vendor": "Lenovo",
      "os": "Windows",
      "arch": "x64",
      "printers_using_driver": 1,
      "blob_capabilities": {
        "options": 2,
        "count": 6,
        "capabilities": "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"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "5c7c7372-8d32-4a23-9490-67328264e7a1",
      "name": "Lenovo LJ3700D",
      "readable_name": "Lenovo LJ3700D",
      "vendor": "Lenovo",
      "os": "Windows",
      "arch": "x64",
      "printers_using_driver": 0,
      "blob_capabilities": {
        "options": 2,
        "count": 6,
        "capabilities": "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"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Printer Driver Assignment

To assign drivers to a printers, the uuid of the printer and the uuid of the driver is needed. Here we describe how to get the information of any printer connected to an ezeep Blue Connector. In above example request it is given how to get driver_id.

PATCH "https://api2.ezeep.com/printing/v1/printers/<printer_id>/"

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	required	type
id	string	yes	uuid of Printer
driver_id	string	yes	uuid of the driver
name	string	no	unique name of printer (max 255 chars)
status	string	no	“Online”, “Offline”, “Inproperly Configured” (printer status)
connector_id	string	no	uuid of connector the printer belongs to
tp_id	integer	no	uniwue printer id (1-2147483646) per connector
supported_formats	string array	no	“RAW”, “PDF”, “XPS”
vendor_name	string	no	string (max_len: 255)
model_name	string	no	string (max_len: 255)
location	string	no	string
pnp_id	string	no	IEEE1284 PnP id string

Example Request

curl  -X PATCH "https://api2.ezeep.com/printing/v1/printers/420309d2-0ae4-46ac-a7c6-61d5878fda93/" \
      --header "Authorization:Bearer <Access Token>" \
      --data '{
                "driver_id": "c204437-ddda-4e70-a335-845a646f682e"
              }'

Example Response

In the examle response give that driver of printer changed before it was drivers from dell and Lenovo drivers are added.

{
  "id": "420309d2-0ae4-46ac-a7c6-61d5878fda93",
  "name": "HP Color LaserJet MFP M477fdn",
  "tp_id": 1,
  "status": "Online",
  "vendor_name": "",
  "model_name": "HP Color LaserJet MFP M477fdn",
  "location": "",
  "connector_id": "534fcfcf-0dbc-4d14-844b-cba482e20b06",
  "driver_id": null,
  "manual_driver_id": "cc204437-ddda-4e70-a335-845a646f682e",
  "supported_formats": [],
  "blob_capabilities": {
    "Options": 2,
    "Count": 6,
    "Capabilities": "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"
  },
  "pnp_id": "",
  "auto_driver_assignment_state": "SKIPPED",
  "can_modify_favorite": false,
  "is_favorite": false
}